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The honour is the province’s highest civilian award, given to individuals for exceptional contributions. The government has not released the full list of names, but three appointees were identified in the reports."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"One of the new members is described as one of the country’s top experts in using insects to assist in criminal investigations. Another is a FIFA executive. The third is Canada’s first chief accessibility officer, a role created to advance inclusion for people with disabilities. The Order of B.C. was established in 1989 and is awarded annually."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the six centre-rated digests named any of the 12 appointees, including the three whose roles were described. 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